Dyson Daniels, New Orleans Pelicans, Season stats: 5.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 apg But given his lofty selection, body type, skills (hes a more committed defender than Ball already) and position, hes the best of the bunch as a comp to Ball. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA. He's a 20-year-old with only 21 career outings under his belt, and he's surrounded by one of the league's weakest supporting casts, particularly with Cade Cunningham sidelined with a shin injury that could cost him the rest of this season. 1 overall. Hawks' AJ Griffin is the first rookie to hit two game-winning buzzer-beaters since Toni Kukoc in 1993-94. Steve Aschburner discusses this week's rankings in the Kia Rookie Ladder. Discovery Sports. 6 overall. Since last Ladder: 14.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg Season stats: 9.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg No. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. pic.twitter.com/FKLqqRrEhO. Last Ladder: No. 14 members of TSN's Global team take stock of each award race at the midpoint of the season. Season stats: 6.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 0.6 apg 13 overall. Over his last eight outings, he's up to 13.4 points per game on 50/37/100 shooting. Since last Ladder: 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.3 apg SGA also continues to put up All NBA numbers on a game Thunder squad that would be in the play-in tournament if the season ended today. Draft pick: No. He has played in all 62 games for Orlando one of only five players in the league to start each of his teams games and leads the Class of 2021 in total minutes and total points (963 to Barnes 786). Orlando went to him repeatedly down the stretch and he hit on three key trips to ice the 101-93 victory. Like Ball, Cunningham is a tall point guard (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) with impressive passing skills and a heavy usage rate as he makes his way through his first season. Michael Jordan, 1984-85: Jordan averaged 28.2 points as a rookie, grabbing hold of the Bulls and soon enough the entire league. Bobby Witt Jr has been a staple in these AL Rookie of the Year Rankings, but he has yet to be the leader of the 3 candidates. Kessler, who hits 70.8% of his 2-point shots, now is hitting 100% of his 3-pointers thanks to a set play early against OKC last week. The NBA regular season is less than a month away from reaching its end, with the battle for playoff and play-in tournament spots heating up. The race for the Kia Rookie of the Year award might be coming down to a 3-man chase. Defensive impact. Last Ladder: 6 He suffered an orbital fracture in his first contest, but he basically hasn't been slowed down by anything else since. Defensive-wise, offensive-wise. His shooting has trended in the wrong direction as the season has played out. The light bulb has clicked, and if it stays illuminated, the 6'10" forward just might shoot his way into the top three of these rankings. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. Draft pick: No. Rookie of the Year Vote. Fortunately for the Thunder, teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was back after a 10-game absence to take command of the ball. It also encourages him to be more aggressive with his own scoring, not deferring to starters VanVleet, Pascal Siakam and Gary Trent Jr. Barnes won a tight race over Evan Mobley and Cade Cunningham. Trending Topics: Who will prevail in Play-In Tournament? Last Ladders rung: N/A The rookie class continues to shine prior to the first matchup between the No. Whatever expectations the Cavaliers might have had for Mobley when the season began, he quickly met and exceeded. . Jalen Williams finished with 27 points in a loss to the Kings. rookie Bennedict Mathurin broke out his French to sing happy birthday to Tyrese Haliburton after shootaround today. pic.twitter.com/oUF6YYngYr, Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 28, 2023. While most of the attention will turn to postseason play, there's still some awards to be handed out.Just as there is going to be . Take a closer look at the top 10 scorers as pick-and-roll ballhandlers this season. Hes a 7-foot unicorn.. Last Ladder: 4 And he has a Hall-of-Fame brain. Last Ladder: No. 5 overall. 38 overall. Since last Ladder: 15.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 6.0 apg Mobley should contend for Defensive Player of the Year honors in . Paolo Banchero leads the way as the Kia Rookie of the Year chase begins to head for the finish line. Beginning his career as a sportswriter, Benner then served with the Pacers for 28 years, retiring last season. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 35 overall. Send him off to virus protocols, same thing the Cavaliers rookie returned after four games without missing a beat. Harris typically hits in the 9 spot in the Braves lineup and he has been very productive out of that spot. As the No. 1 spot. 3 overall pick Evan Mobley and Detroit Pistons No. Season stats: 12.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.0 apg 1,034 PTS570 REB (#1 among rookies)174 AST115 BLK (#1 among rookies)56 STL21 double-doubles (#1 among rookies)#MobleyMonday pic.twitter.com/2G0KNq38Np, Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) April 11, 2022, If he continues to progress and stays healthy, I truly believe he has Hall-of-Fame talent, Cleveland assistant coach Greg Buckner told The Ringer for a story this week on Mobley. Fastbreak on FanNation polled 25 different NBA media members from around the . 4 overall. 8 pick continues to crash the Ladder party with his multi-faceted contributions to the sputtering Orlando squad. 3 overall pick out of Southern Cal, was a -550 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook. He has made at least one 3-pointer in his past 13 games. He brought the demeanor as well as the rough outlines of Hall of Fame big man Tim Duncan to the Cavs, a plug-and-play solution for Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff beyond all expectations. His passing, court awareness and knack for finding teammates are in full bloom, and the Rising Stars MVPs scoring and shooting are up. After a back-and-forth race between Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley for in the early Rookie of the Year race, a new player has emerged. With six weeks to go in the regular season, let's use this first Kia Rookie Ladder since NBA All-Star 2023 to reset the race. That includes each of the Magics three victories since last week. It was that consistency, in fact, as well as his impact on the Cavaliers offensively and defensively that earned him the top spot here from a rookie class as deep as any weve seen in years. Despite what a lot of the early-season evidence suggested, it turns out that Bennedict Mathurin isn't actually a point-producing machine. At this point, it's Banchero's race to lose, as the 20-year-old is followed on the oddsboard by Bennedict Mathurin . Guard Darius Garland, a Most Improved Player candidate, raved about Mobley last month after an overtime victory against Denver. The Spurs are showcasing the importance of Black culture in their community for the month of February. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero leads the way as we take stock of the Kia Rookie of the Year chase. Ahead of Game 4, this year's Rookie of the Year winner received his trophy: Scottie Barnes lifts his #KiaROY trophy! While a clear-cut choice hasn't emerged yet, it hasn't been . Draft pick: No. But he does have the pedigree, with those 39 games at Duke last season, and the bloodline as the son of former NBA guard (current Raptors assistant) Adrian Griffin. Just for fun, here's every single Jalen Williams' dunk so far this year . Since last Ladder: 14.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 apg . Griffin wasn't a rotation regular out of the gate in Atlanta, but the more minutes he receives, the harder it is to figure out why he wasn't. We've reached the midway point of the 2021-22 NBA season, so it's only right to check in on the Rookie of the Year race to see who our top five candidates are. Since last Ladder: 14.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.3 apg Currently, no odds data available for this market. Draft pick: No. December 28, 2022. He's still learning the finer points of life in the Association, and growing pains will probably remain a part of his basketball story for a while. And so it went with Doncic in 2018-19 going up against Philadelphias Ben Simmons, playing in just one of two scheduled games vs. the reigning ROY. Through November, the Kings wing had sputtered along hitting 31.7% of his 3-pointers and 39.8% of his attempts overall. His individual play and his impact on the Orlando Magics team success should weigh heavily with the media panel that casts the ballots. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Cunningham, 20, will seek to become the first top pick to win the rookie of the year award without a redshirt season since Karl-Anthony Towns in 2016. Teammate of the Year. Consistently scoring 20 points or more is an incredible way to run away with the ROTY award with no real competition. With Clevelands Evan Mobley, though, it took maybe half a dozen games. Scottie Barnes, Raptors. Draft pick: No. Ahead of the 2022-23 season, The Sporting News' NBA experts . Last Ladders rung: 6 Though similarly youth-oriented last season, Charlotte went 12-14 compared to Detroits 6-20 in Cunninghams first 26. Since last Ladder: 14.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 0.7 apg Last Ladder: Not ranked Brad Rowland February 18, 2022. . Draft pick: No. Ball - whose birthdate in August 2001 makes him only one month older than Cunningham - has been putting up All-Star worthy numbers, improving across the board in Year 2: 19.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 7.6 . We asked our panel to rank its top three choices for the NBA's six major awards -- with a first-place vote receiving five points, a second-place vote receiving three and a third-place vote . The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. He does everything for us, Garland said after his teammate scored 27 points (nine in OT) with 11 rebounds going head-to-head with Jokic. NBA Rookie of the Year Power Rankings. The 2021-22 NBA season has plenty to sort out among its remaining weeks.. Crowning the next Rookie of the Year is on the to-do list. In six games in December, his accuracy has been, well, more accurate: 48.7% from the arc and 51.7% overall. Last Ladders rung: 12 The 15-point difference between the NBA Rookie of the Year winner (Scottie Barnes) and the second-place finisher (Evan Mobley) is the smallest margin since the current voting format began 19 years ago.More https://t.co/dC7zbvLY5qFull voting results pic.twitter.com/LWhlYARDcX. With a team-best 161 free-throw attempts, he has gotten to the line almost as much as the next two Indiana players combined (Myles Turner 102, Tyrese Haliburton 72). Paolo Banchero leads the way as the Kia Rookie of the Year chase begins to head for the finish line. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Smiths shooting woes are a fading memory he hit 51% overall and half of his 3-pointers last week. When the final vote is done by the NBA, Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey, Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray and Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams will all likely receive some votes for Rookie of the Year, but they will all undoubtedly be named All-Rookie talents. Barnes did not have a poor week last week, averaging 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4 . NBA.com's writers predict who will prevail in the Play-In Tournament and emerge with the No. These are not Rookie of the Year standings. Cunningham has averaged 4.2 fouls per game over his past six outings heading into Thursdays clash with Barnes Raptors. Today, our NBA Awards ballot reveal looks at the Rookie of the Year race through one voter's eyes, plus picks for All-Rookie 1st and 2nd teams: 1. Among current rookies, he sits first in points (21.8), third in rebounds (6.5) and third in assists (3.6). Defensive ace growing his offense, averaging 11.0 points since Dec. 1. 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